For this unit assessment students will demonstrate their ability to use the scientific method. In a group of 1, 2 or 3 people, students will come up with a hypothesis and an experiment to prove or disprove any myth or superstition using the scientific method. Students will then create a display of any kind giving information on their findings.
1) Thinking Like a Scientist (An Introduction to the Scientific Method)
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2) Metrics & Measurement (An Introduction to Collecting Data)
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3) Experimental Design (An Introduction to designing Experiments)
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- Experimental Design - English
- Experimental Design - Spanish
- Experimental Design - Portuguese
- Experimental Design - Hmong
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4) Engineering Design Process
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6) Universal Systems Model
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5) Performance Assessment
For this unit assessment students will demonstrate their ability to use the scientific method. In a group of 1, 2 or 3 people, students will come up with a hypothesis and an experiment to prove or disprove any myth or superstition using the scientific method. Students will then create a display of any kind giving information on their findings.
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